These Crispy Air Fryer Carrot Fries are a healthy alternative to potatoes, and ridiculously delicious! It’s easy to make carrot fries in the air fryer in under 20 minutes.
“Absolutely delicious! I love these as an alternative to potato, and that I can use my air fryer to make them Thank you”
The case for carrots
- Healthy French Fry Substitute: Serve carrot fries in place of french fries when you want to be a bit healthier.
- Kids Love These: Having trouble getting your kid to eat their veggies? No problem, just make the veggies look like french fries!
- Sweet, Salty, and Amazing Flavor: The sweetness of the carrots, the smoky flavor from cooking, and the simple seasonings in this recipe make plain old carrots taste spectacular.
List of ingredients
- Carrots – Large carrots are the easiest to cut into fries. This recipe makes a pound of carrots or about 4 large carrots.
- Oil – I prefer avocado oil, but olive oil is another good choice. Any type of mildly flavored cooking oil can be used to air-fry carrot fries.
- Seasonings – This blend of garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper is perfect for carrot fries. The carrots are sweet, particularly after being roasted in the air fryer so that salty, savory seasonings balance it out.
- Fresh Parsley – Technically optional, but I love adding a bit of chopped parsley to a dish to make it feel fancy and put together.
Making it happen
- Slice the Carrots: Peel the carrots and then slice them into sticks that are about 4 inches long and 1/4 inch thick.
- Season: Toss the carrot sticks with oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Fill the Basket: Add the oiled and seasoned carrots to the air fryer basket. It’s ok if they are overlapping, but you don’t want to overfill the air fryer.
- Cook: Air Fry as directed in the recipe card below. Halfway through the cooking time, give the basket a shake so that the carrot fries cook evenly.
- Garnish: Add the air fryer carrot fries to a plate and top with fresh chopped parsley.
- Serve immediately, with your favorite dipping sauces.
Best way to serve these
Air Fryer Carrot Fries are a delicious side dish and will go well with all of your favorite meals.
- Try these as a side with a juicy Air Fryer Hamburger.
- Or maybe you’d prefer to know how to make Beyond Burger in the Air Fryer instead. If you enjoy fun vegetarian meals, try this recipe for Carrot Hot Dogs too!
- Our Air Fryer Pork Chops go great with these!
- Make an easy Greek Salad and you’re almost ready for dinner!
Don’t forget the sauce!
Try ranch dressing, lemon garlic aoili, or spicy mayo. They’re also kind of good with ketchup!
FAQs
When making air fryer carrot fries, it’s important not to cut them thinner than 1/4 of an inch. They will burn very easily if they are too thin. I suggest cutting each carrot fry to a thickness of a quarter of an inch.
It’s a matter of preference. Shaking fries in the air fryer is easy. You don’t need to touch the carrot fries or worry about what goes where. Flipping fries in the air fryer is more accurate. If you want to take the time to flip the carrot fries using a spatula or tongs, you will ensure that each fry is perfectly browned on each side.
If your carrot fries are burning, it’s possible that your particular air fryer runs hotter than others.
Try reducing the temperature by 10-15 degrees next time, or pulling the fries out a few minutes sooner.
Without any oil, your carrots will not be fries. They’ll cook, but they won’t be crispy.
Air Fryer Carrot Fries
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb carrots about 4-5 large carrots
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and cut them lengthwise into 1/4" thick sticks that are about 4 inches long. Add the carrots to a bowl.
- Toss with oil, garlic powder, salt, paprika, and ground black pepper, ensuring that the carrots are well coated.
- Place the carrots in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry at 380°F/190°C for 18-20 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through.
- Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parsley.
Video
Notes
- Be careful not to add too much oil, or the carrot fries will not get crispy.
- Do not cut your carrot fries less than 1/4-inch thick because they will burn easily.
- If you cut your carrot fries thicker, they will take more time to cook. Add a minute at a time, and check the fries as they are cooking.
- To make more than 1 pound of carrot fries, you will likely need to cook them in batches. You want the carrot fries to have enough space around them to crisp up while cooking
- It’s important to shake the air fryer basket to move the carrot sticks around at least once during the cooking time.
- Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
- Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes air frying is a trial and error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
Nutrition
Absolutely delicious! I love these as an alternative to potato, and that I can use my air fryer to make them
Thank you
You are so welcome, Daniella! Thanks for letting us know you loved it 🙂